UNCW in the News

June 2-6

Counting jellyfish is a slippery task, says UNCW researcherStar News The slippery quandary of mapping jellyfish populations is this: The ethereal, thin-membraned creatures don't lend themselves well to traditional tracking devices. "You drag them through the water, and there's a calibration process, so you know how much water you've filtered," said Laura Treible, a PhD student in marine biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Historic group honors localsStar News This year's Historic Wilmington Foundation Preservation Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, May 22. The Katherine Howell Award for contributions to the furtherance of the foundation's mission to protect and preserve historic resources was presented to UNCW professor Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle Jr.

Basketball (M): Kevin Keatts talks newcomersStar News Kevin Keatts has all 13 scholarship players in summer workouts, including the three newcomers who make up the new coach's first recruiting class at UNCW. May 20 marked the first time Keatts got to train transfer Jarvis Haywood and freshmen point guards Malik Pugh and Jordon Talley.

Seahawks build hoops roster with hopes of turnaroundStar News Jarvis Haywood spent more than a month on college basketball's crowded free agent market. Haywood revealed a different plan for his future three weeks ago in a parking lot near Wilmington's Riverwalk. He surprised coach Kevin Keatts after dinner downtown with a commitment.

Pact aims to help region's disabledStarNews The University of North Carolina Wilmington and Accessible Coastal Carolina Events Sports and Services, or ACCESS, made everyone a winner at the Miracle Field on May 17 when they signed a memorandum of agreement formalizing their relationship.

Jellyfish count underway Jacksonville Daily News
A team of researchers from UNCW and the University of Southampton have created the first global database of jellyfish records. The project - dubbed JeDI, for Jellyfish Database Initiative - maps jellies throughout the upper 200 meters of the world's oceans.

Barnhill poem in new anthologyStarNews A poem by local writer Anne Clinard Barnhill and UNCW alum has been included in Volume VI of the "Anthology of Appalachian Writers," released by Shepherd University and the West Virginia Center for the Book.

Kiwanis Club awards studentsStarNews
Since 1964 the Kiwanis Club has been awarding scholarships to New Hanover County high school seniors who look forward to attending UNCW.

UNCW baseball camps set for JunePort City Daily Longtime UNCW Baseball Coach Mark Scalf will host his annual summer camp series over the next few weeks on campus.

UNCW Helps Global Effort to Discover the Mysterious World of JellyfishTime Warner Cable News A professor at UNC Wilmington is behind a Global Effort to better understand jellyfish blooms. Professor Robert Condon said the perceptions that jellyfish are the cockroaches of the sea or they're the doom and gloom of the ocean are speculations. That's why he and team of researchers from around the world are collecting data on jellyfish.

UNCW grad to 'Cruise the Coast' for charity in honor of fallen fatherWWAY One Seahawk graduate is gearing up to hit the streets, traveling thousands of miles on a skateboard, all in honor of his father and charities that help military communities.Shayne Carlson graduated from UNCW last year, but even before his college career was complete, he was spearheading skateboarding trips in an effort to give back. Much like his adventure in 2010 called 'Chief Coast to Coast' Carlson is inspiring another adventure that stretches thousands of miles in memory of his father, who was killed overseas as a special operations Soldier.

Do your research to find the right charityStar News From the countless charities and nonprofits seeking donations, how do you know which ones deserve your support? "It's hard to replace individual interaction and asking questions to get a feeling as to whether an organization uses funds wisely," said Jeffrey Brudney, a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington who studies nonprofits.

An actor, director - and a thriller writer, tooStar News Jason Frye of Wilmington has a book event from 2 to 7 p.m. this coming Saturday, June 7, also at the local Barnes & Noble. Frye, who studied poetry at UNCW, has just had two guidebooks published in the prestigious Moon Handbooks series: "Moon North Carolina" and "Moon North Carolina Coast."

Library to host hurricane trackerJacksonville Daily News Hurricane Tracker Mark Sudduth will visit several Onslow County Public Library branches this week to share his experience as a professional storm chaser. Sudduth, who holds a degree in geography from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, is the founder of H.I.R.T. (Hurricane Intercept Research Team) and runs HurricaneTrack.com.

Urgent Care Practice Hires HollingsworthGreater Wilmington Business Journal Dawson Street Urgent Care and Medical Center announced the hiring of Mark Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth has a master's degree in family nursing from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Kiwanis Club awards studentsStar News The Wilmington Kiwanis Club celebrated scholarship day on May 7, 2014 at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The club was chartered in 1920. It is a service organization focused on meeting the needs of the youth in our community. Since 1964 - 50 years - the club has been awarding scholarships to New Hanover County high school seniors who look forward to attending UNCW.

Golden, Sammons gain freshman honorStar NewsUNCW's Casey Golden has been named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team by Collegiate Baseball. The center fielder seized an everyday role in his debut season, hitting .269 with 12 doubles, three triples and four home runs. He scored a team-high 35 runs, registered 29 RBI and committed only one error in the field.

Cape Fear Academy student-athletes make college commitmentsPort City Daily The sports season came to close for the school year at Cape Fear Academy Wednesday as five student-athletes made commitments to continue their athletic careers at the college level. Ross Robison chose to stay here at home and inked his National Letter for Intent as a scholarship athlete for golf at UNCW.

Recital at Kenan Chapel to kick off music festivalStar News The Port City Music Festival, Wilmington's summer chamber music fest, returns for its sixth edition next week, with performances at area churches, chapels and museums. The ensemble will expand on June 13, when the group moves to Beckwith Recital Hall on the UNCW campus for a 7:30 p.m. recital.

June 2-6

Counting jellyfish is a slippery task, says UNCW researcherStar News The slippery quandary of mapping jellyfish populations is this: The ethereal, thin-membraned creatures don't lend themselves well to traditional tracking devices. "You drag them through the water, and there's a calibration process, so you know how much water you've filtered," said Laura Treible, a PhD student in marine biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Historic group honors localsStar News This year's Historic Wilmington Foundation Preservation Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, May 22. The Katherine Howell Award for contributions to the furtherance of the foundation's mission to protect and preserve historic resources was presented to UNCW professor Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle Jr.

Basketball (M): Kevin Keatts talks newcomersStar News Kevin Keatts has all 13 scholarship players in summer workouts, including the three newcomers who make up the new coach's first recruiting class at UNCW. May 20 marked the first time Keatts got to train transfer Jarvis Haywood and freshmen point guards Malik Pugh and Jordon Talley.

Seahawks build hoops roster with hopes of turnaroundStar News Jarvis Haywood spent more than a month on college basketball's crowded free agent market. Haywood revealed a different plan for his future three weeks ago in a parking lot near Wilmington's Riverwalk. He surprised coach Kevin Keatts after dinner downtown with a commitment.

Pact aims to help region's disabledStarNews The University of North Carolina Wilmington and Accessible Coastal Carolina Events Sports and Services, or ACCESS, made everyone a winner at the Miracle Field on May 17 when they signed a memorandum of agreement formalizing their relationship.

Jellyfish count underway Jacksonville Daily News
A team of researchers from UNCW and the University of Southampton have created the first global database of jellyfish records. The project - dubbed JeDI, for Jellyfish Database Initiative - maps jellies throughout the upper 200 meters of the world's oceans.

Barnhill poem in new anthologyStarNews A poem by local writer Anne Clinard Barnhill and UNCW alum has been included in Volume VI of the "Anthology of Appalachian Writers," released by Shepherd University and the West Virginia Center for the Book.

Kiwanis Club awards studentsStarNews
Since 1964 the Kiwanis Club has been awarding scholarships to New Hanover County high school seniors who look forward to attending UNCW.

UNCW baseball camps set for JunePort City Daily Longtime UNCW Baseball Coach Mark Scalf will host his annual summer camp series over the next few weeks on campus.

UNCW Helps Global Effort to Discover the Mysterious World of JellyfishTime Warner Cable News A professor at UNC Wilmington is behind a Global Effort to better understand jellyfish blooms. Professor Robert Condon said the perceptions that jellyfish are the cockroaches of the sea or they're the doom and gloom of the ocean are speculations. That's why he and team of researchers from around the world are collecting data on jellyfish.

UNCW grad to 'Cruise the Coast' for charity in honor of fallen fatherWWAY One Seahawk graduate is gearing up to hit the streets, traveling thousands of miles on a skateboard, all in honor of his father and charities that help military communities.Shayne Carlson graduated from UNCW last year, but even before his college career was complete, he was spearheading skateboarding trips in an effort to give back. Much like his adventure in 2010 called 'Chief Coast to Coast' Carlson is inspiring another adventure that stretches thousands of miles in memory of his father, who was killed overseas as a special operations Soldier.

Do your research to find the right charityStar News From the countless charities and nonprofits seeking donations, how do you know which ones deserve your support? "It's hard to replace individual interaction and asking questions to get a feeling as to whether an organization uses funds wisely," said Jeffrey Brudney, a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington who studies nonprofits.

An actor, director - and a thriller writer, tooStar News Jason Frye of Wilmington has a book event from 2 to 7 p.m. this coming Saturday, June 7, also at the local Barnes & Noble. Frye, who studied poetry at UNCW, has just had two guidebooks published in the prestigious Moon Handbooks series: "Moon North Carolina" and "Moon North Carolina Coast."

Library to host hurricane trackerJacksonville Daily News Hurricane Tracker Mark Sudduth will visit several Onslow County Public Library branches this week to share his experience as a professional storm chaser. Sudduth, who holds a degree in geography from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, is the founder of H.I.R.T. (Hurricane Intercept Research Team) and runs HurricaneTrack.com.

Urgent Care Practice Hires HollingsworthGreater Wilmington Business Journal Dawson Street Urgent Care and Medical Center announced the hiring of Mark Hollingsworth. Hollingsworth has a master's degree in family nursing from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Kiwanis Club awards studentsStar News The Wilmington Kiwanis Club celebrated scholarship day on May 7, 2014 at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The club was chartered in 1920. It is a service organization focused on meeting the needs of the youth in our community. Since 1964 - 50 years - the club has been awarding scholarships to New Hanover County high school seniors who look forward to attending UNCW.

Golden, Sammons gain freshman honorStar NewsUNCW's Casey Golden has been named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team by Collegiate Baseball. The center fielder seized an everyday role in his debut season, hitting .269 with 12 doubles, three triples and four home runs. He scored a team-high 35 runs, registered 29 RBI and committed only one error in the field.

Cape Fear Academy student-athletes make college commitmentsPort City Daily The sports season came to close for the school year at Cape Fear Academy Wednesday as five student-athletes made commitments to continue their athletic careers at the college level. Ross Robison chose to stay here at home and inked his National Letter for Intent as a scholarship athlete for golf at UNCW.

Recital at Kenan Chapel to kick off music festivalStar News The Port City Music Festival, Wilmington's summer chamber music fest, returns for its sixth edition next week, with performances at area churches, chapels and museums. The ensemble will expand on June 13, when the group moves to Beckwith Recital Hall on the UNCW campus for a 7:30 p.m. recital.